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A look at the 2012 Freedom House ranking of 197 countries according to their relative freedom.

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Global News Blog Good Reads: From raising champions, to Norway’s slow TV, to making real friends

This week's round-up of Good Reads includes a profile of Olympian Missy Franklin, American sitcoms in Kyrgyzstan, a strange TV phenomenon in Norway, a 'slow friend' backlash to Facebook, and productive early risers.
Slavery: US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annual report

The State Department report on slavery notes that more countries are prosecuting traffickers and providing services to rescued victims. But China and Russia are failing to make progress, the US says.
Uzbekistan national arrested on terrorism charges in Idaho

Fazliddin Kurbanov, a 30-year-old Uzbekistan man, was arrested by Idaho authorities Thursday. He is suspected of helping a terrorist organization conspire to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Focus Baltic nations offer ex-Soviet states a Western model

The tiny states of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, having shed their Russian-dominated past and joined the EU and NATO, are looking to help their post-Soviet neighbors to do the same.
Backchannels Report: $800 million is snuck out of Iraq each week

It's a staggering claim, but it was made by the country's Supreme Audit Bureau.
Backchannels Libya attack: Congressmen casting blame voted to cut diplomatic security budget

Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Darrell Issa claim the Benghazi consulate sought more security before the deadly attack. They also both voted to cut the State Department's embassy security budget.
Russia keeps door open to Pakistan after Putin cancels trip

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Islamabad yesterday in an apparent effort to smooth feathers ruffled in Pakistan by Putin's last- minute cancellation of his own scheduled visit.
Uzbekistan, key to Afghan war drawdown, to ban foreign military bases

Uzbekistan, which is seeking closer ties to the US, may have made the move in a bid to ease concerns of China and Russia, which are both dominant actors in Central Asia.
Modern Parenthood London 2012 Olympics: A family postcard from the Games

A British-American-Australian family from Qatar goes to the London 2012 Olympics and learns – in attending everything from track to archery to beach volleyball – that they support Team World.
Change Agent As cities grow, technology could help quench the world's thirst

Applying known technologies and changing old practices could make a big difference in ensuring an adequate water supply for both agriculture and cities, one expert says.
Stir It Up! Cookbook review: The New Middle Eastern Vegetarian by Sally Butcher

If you are tired of your go-to vegetarian meals, try a visit to "Veggiestan."
Religious freedom report: World is sliding backwards, Clinton says

Marking the State Department release of its annual report on religious freedom, Secretary Clinton says the US will be closely monitoring countries in political transition, such as Egypt.
Now, the northern supply line hit: 22 NATO trucks bombed

Officials in Afghanistan suspect the Taliban used a magnetic bomb to disrupt NATO supply lines in the north, just weeks after Pakistan reopened eastern and southern lines.
Global News Blog NATO will exit Afghanistan as Soviets did, through Central Asia

NATO signs deals with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to truck its military supplies from Afghan war out through Central Asia, giving it options instead of closed Pakistan route.
Tennis youth and experience both served at French Open Friday

An American teenager and Russian veteran both advanced to the Grand Slam tournament's fourth round on the ladies side of the draw.
Myanmar, 'Arab awakening' top US list of progress on human rights

State Department's annual report on human rights around the world also notes the important role that technology, the Internet, and social media play in advancing individual freedoms.
Latin America Monitor Press freedom falls in Latin America, French journalist missing in Colombia

Freedom of the press is under threat in much of the Americas, according to a Freedom House report.
Briefing Five things to know about Freedom House's latest global rankings

A look at the 2012 Freedom House ranking of 197 countries according to their relative freedom.
Russia urges NATO to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the timeline for a NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. Russia fears a spillover of Islamist militancy into the former Soviet republics on its border.
US-Russia 'reset' gets a boost with Russian offer of airbase

Russia has made an unprecedented offer that indicates a desire to improve ties ahead of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The bumbling jihadi? Alleged terror backer guessed FBI was listening.

An Uzbekistan man living in Denver has been charged with supporting an overseas terror group. At one point, court documents show, he openly cursed the FBI agents he assumed were listening to his phone call with an apparent terrorist contact.
Opinion Obama must keep US military in Afghanistan to counter China, Russia

The Obama administration must recognize that a total military withdrawal would have effects beyond Afghanistan's borders. It would devastate US interests – both political and economic – throughout Central Asia, a critical region where China and Russia now dominate.
Killing the Cranes

After decades in Afghanistan, a Monitor journalist offers a memoir and field report.
12/19/2011 03:08 pm
How do key countries rank on corruption?

Every year, the group Transparency International releases its Corruption Perception Index, which measures the perception of corruption – misuse of public resources, bribery, and backdoor deals, to name a few – in countries worldwide. On a scale of 0 (most corrupt) to 10 (least corrupt), no country scores a 10 and more than two-thirds of the 183 countries on the index score below a 5. The US comes in at 7.1. The index is built using data from surveys examining enforcement of anticorruption laws, tracking of public funds, kickbacks in government contracts, etc.
12/01/2011 02:23 pm
Pakistan cuts supply lines, but US has options

The US military had begun shifting its Afghanistan logistics network away from Pakistan and toward Central Asia even before the latest tensions between Washington and Islamabad.
11/29/2011 12:30 pm